How we scored it
Whole dried fruit powder, no chemical modification; this site's convention scores botanical powders 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Made by drying and grinding whole amla (Indian gooseberry) fruit. No synthetic feedstock is involved at any stage.
In plain English
Amla fruit powder, made by drying and grinding the fruit of the Indian gooseberry tree. Used in hair care for conditioning, valued traditionally for supporting hair strength and shine.
CosIng definition: Emblica Officinalis Fruit Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground fruit of Emblica officinalis, Euphorbiaceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2EMBLICA OFFICINALIS FRUIT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3EMBLICA OFFICINALIS FRUIT POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=EMBLICA%20OFFICINALIS%20FRUIT%20POWDER